With three Australian rally championship (ARC) round wins with Polaris from the same number of rounds this year and a handy points lead, many would opinion Cody Crocker has his 4th Australian title in his grasp, a done deal. But nothing is more uncertain than racing and the Crocker / Foletta winning combination know this all too well.

Michael Guest has been very fast this year and at times has been the one to beat. But his season has been unkind to him with unforeseen issues putting a stop to his progress. Only in the last day of the Coffs Harbour event did Crocker and Guest go toe to toe in 5 stages in an on-the-limit battle, separated sometimes by less than 0.6 seconds. Both drivers are fierce competitors and talented drivers and the final showdown is about to take place in South Australia.

"I'm a racer. It's what I do", said Crocker when questioned on his strategy for the penultimate round. "Do I go for the finish and collect safe points or give it crack and drive for wins in every stage. This is the question Greg (co-driver) and I have asked each other, and we are united in our answer". Perhaps so, but he's not about to share his strategy with anyone so we'lllojust have to wait and see.

Crocker's Polaris RZR XP 1000 is a standard, off the shelf recreational vehicle that any one can own for just $27,990. The only additions are bead-locker rims plus the mandatory CAMS approved cage and other safety equipment. The shockers are stock apart from some valving alterations. The engine, ecu, exhaust and even the muffler are stock.

The final round of the ARC will be the "Scouts Rally" South Australia in the gateway to the Barossa Valley, October 23 to 25.

About Polaris Industries & Polaris Racing Australia

Polaris Racing is spear headed by Rally veteran former Subaru Australia Rally Team Driver, 4-time Asia-Pacific Rally Champion and 3-time Australian Rally Champion Cody Crocker and longtime co-driver and friend Greg Foletta.

The ARC Side x Side Challenge is designed to avoid "cheque book" racing, anyone can enter the side x side class of the ARC with a Polaris RZR and all they need to add is the required CAMS safety cage and equipment. This puts everyone on a level playing field and makes motorsport very accessible with low costs involved compared to that of other Rally categories.

Polaris is a recognized leader in the powersports industry with annual 2014 sales of $4.5 billion. Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets innovative, high quality off-road consumer and military vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER+é-« and RZR+é-« side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.

Polaris is among the global sales leaders for both snowmobiles and off-road vehicles and has established a presence in the heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market with the Victory+é-« and Indian Motorcycle+é-« and Slingshot+é-« brands. Additionally, Polaris continues to invest in the global Work and Transportation vehicle industry with Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), Goupil Industrie SA, Aixam Mega S.A.S., and internally developed vehicles. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Polaris Engineered Parts, Accessories and Apparel, Klim branded apparel and ORV accessories under the Kolpin+é-«, Cycle Country+é-« and Pro Armor+é-« brands.

Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PII", and the Company is included in the S&P Mid-Cap 400 stock price index.

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories are available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime at www.polaris.com.

For more information please visit www.polarisindustries.com.au

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